I have a lot of time for this author who is now really concentrating on his career and going to produce at least two (on occasions three) novels a year to establish his reputation. This stars Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, of Split Second and Hour Game, investigating a secret research centre and a secret training base, all very mysterious. Complex, action-packed, full of issues, illegal activities and masses of plot, this is terrific.
Comparison: John Grisham, Denis Lehane, Michael Connolly.
The King & Maxwell Series:
1. Split Second
2. Hour Game
3. Simple Genius
4. First Family
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Closing date: 02/08/2026
In Simple Genius, David Baldacci returns to the main characters from bestsellers Split Second and Hour Game.
Former secret service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell must overcome their personal demons to solve two new mysteries.
Scarred by the past.
Realizing that Maxwell is teetering on the brink of self-destruction, King arranges therapy for his reluctant partner. But is the hospital hiding its own disturbing secrets?
A mysterious death.
When a physicist dies near a secret compound of scientists and cartographers, funded by an anonymous but powerful group, a down-on-his-luck King takes the case.
A larger conspiracy?
The body was found opposite the compound, directly across the York River, near Camp Peary - a sinister CIA training ground. And they're watching King's investigation.
Is Maxwell right in her suspicions of foul play in the hospital? And with both the FBI and CIA breathing down King's neck, can he discover the truth in time?
Simple Genius is followed by First Family, The Sixth Man and King and Maxwell.
Simple Genius features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, Action Adventure, Crime and Mystery, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
Simple Genius is available in Paperback, CD-Audio
Simple Genius was written by David Baldacci and published by Pan Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Simple Genius has 577 pages
Yes it is part of King and Maxwell Series series
£8.99
